Outpatient services continues to be one of the biggest health care cost drivers Health care costs in Colorado and across the nation are increasing at a rapid pace, continuing to make care unaffordable for many people. A key to addressing health care affordability is understanding where health care dollars are Read more
The Ask the Analyst series is a deep dive into the data by those most familiar with the CO APCD – the analysts themselves. We’ll hear about their experiences with recent analyses and answer any pressing questions that come up. Have a question for the CIVHC Analyst Team? Email it Read more
Heart Disease Varies Among Coloradans, Across the State and by Health Insurance Coverage In recognition of Heart Disease Awareness Month in February, we examined data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) to identify how heart disease varies across the state. According to the Centers for Disease Control Read more
The Ask the Analyst series is a deep dive into the data by those most familiar with the CO APCD – the analysts themselves. We’ll hear about their experiences with recent analyses and answer any pressing questions that come up. Have a question for the CIVHC Analyst Team? Email it Read more
Colorado Refugee ER Cost Analysis The Colorado African Organization (CAO) was a nonprofit organization that supported Colorado’s refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeking populations in their pursuit of integration, self-sufficiency and freedom. In 2018, the CAO accessed CO APCD data to research and demonstrate how its Community Navigation Program provided not only individual Read more
As Administrator of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), one of CIVHC’s key responsibilities is ensuring the database is as complete and accurate as possible. One of the ways we work towards this goal is through annual updates to the Data Submission Guide (DSG) in collaboration with the Read more
Increasing Reimbursement Using Claims Data When you think of your health, what do you think of? Is it fitness, weight, mental aspects, or all of the above? You wouldn’t be wrong if you said “yes” to any of these, but would you ever think of your visual health? It’s easy Read more
The Ask the Analyst series is a deep dive into the data by those most familiar with the CO APCD – the analysts themselves. We’ll hear about their experiences with recent analyses and answer any pressing questions that come up. Have a question for the CIVHC Analyst Team? Email it Read more
By Jennifer Carpenter, CHC, M.ED, CIVHC’s Data Privacy and Compliance Manager If you work in or with an organization that deals with protected health information (PHI) you are probably familiar with the terms covered entity (CE) and business associate (BA) as described in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Read more
In January 2022, CIVHC release an update to the Shop for Care tool. The tool empowers users to shop for the most affordable and highest quality care by comparing cost and quality information for over 100 procedures at over 53 named facilities across Colorado using data in the Colorado All Read more